Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3314 Joined: 30 Jan 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3108 Joined: 2 Dec 2007    | FPS to show off my tailent in killing people with finess and agility. |
Paperboy  Posts: 34 Joined: 27 Mar 2008 | J-rpgs, I love old linear story style. |
BANNED  Posts: 371 Joined: 13 Mar 2008   | Sports games genre. I love how every sequel to these games brings a totally new experience to the table! With all those changes year to year, I'm amazed I can even recognize, much less play, my Maaaaadenz. |
Muckraker  Posts: 248 Joined: 25 Mar 2008   | I'm rather a Jack of all trades, than a specialist at a few. I have 21 different genres installed on my comp right now, over 25 games. Always leaves me in the top3 at lanparties, but always losing to a specialist in the genre. It's fun though, to beat hardcore UT gamers when I myself haven't played the game in 10 months, heh. But anyhoo, I just play games if they seem like fun to me. Mostly some degree of thought and tactics should be in it, though I occasionally enjoy mindless games as well. As long as it's fun. Oh, and with 'thought and tactics', I mean puzzling, or awareness. Brothers in Arms forces you to think things through before you start the 4 F's strategy, especially in the second game. Rollercoaster Tycoon and Theme Hospital are fun to micromanage. The other people on campus were astonished the first time they saw me play it, and make huge profits whereas they had to wait months to make a decent profit. Of course, the pinnacle in tactics, for me, is the FPS. As long as it isn't instagib/one-weapon-only modded. Such games require quick thinking and knowledge of the maps. As well as reflexes. Changing guns mid-fight is so very underrated, people never see it coming when you change from a flak cannon to a shield gun. Makes them panic as you chase them around, until you get them in your crosshair. Splat. Once won a 10-way free-for-all, with only my shield gun. Friggin' hilarious since I faced nothing but miniguns, flak cannons and rocket launchers ^^ There are, however, genres I don't like that much. Oh, but the genre I hate the most, is the pay-to-play MMO games. The game already costs full-price, and they ask you to pay 12 euro's on top of that, each friggin' MONTH? Playing it for the first year only already costs 200 euro's that way. You might as well buy 4-5 full-price games for the same amount, in different genres, even. Plus that awkward 'gotta play to make this game my money's worth'-addiction feel. tl;dr: I play nearly everything, as long as it's fun, and p2p MMO developers should be crucified. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 60 Joined: 25 Mar 2008 | RPG's for sure. I don't care much to draw lines between Western and Japanese, I think they're both tools for telling stories and since I don't have the attention span to sit down and read books anymore I love being able to play through stories most people will never get to read. |
Paperboy  Posts: 32 Joined: 22 Mar 2008 |
I'm also a jack of all trades. I really love those games you can play for a long time and then have to look at a calendar to see how much work you've missed(I've never missed any... much... it was an accident... OK I'm lucky I even still have a job... what day is it anyway?). But I also like the games you can just pick up and play for an hour with your friends. For those I usually crank the tunes and play mindlessly and hopefully win. Basically if I had to choose one I wouldn't be able to. It more or less depends on if I feel like thinking or not. Or even if I want human interaction or if I need my space. Which being an emotionless fiend I generally don't care if I have to talk to someone or not. But my favorite game series would be the Super Smash Brothers series. Say what you want about Nintendo or their games, I will always love that series. It's the one game that has both been a pick up and go game as well as a weekend stealer... seriously I have to find a calendar soon. And if you disagree you've been playing to much Pong, grandpa. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 109 Joined: 25 Mar 2008 | I like alot of games for different reasons. FPS: The good ol' fashion joy of killin'! Stealth: Being a shadow, a ghost, the perfect assassin. Not noticed until you are long gone. RPG: You train and grow. As you learn you gain more power, money and respect (or fear, muahahahaha). Xtreme Sports: High speed, High risk, adrenaline making fun. Board, bike or blade, it's always a thrill. Platformer: Get to the end of the level with all these traps in your way. Why? FOR THE LULZ! Pretty awesome in general. ;D |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2266 Joined: 25 Jan 2008   | I love FPSs because it lets me point and click kill things with guns I doubt I'll ever be allowed to have. I love RTS games because of the base building, ones like Company of Heroes disgust me because there's no bases. RPGs are all about the cool gear and infinite options for equipping you dudes. Variety, very nice! Turn-Based Strategy Space games (MOO2, GalCiv) I love for the long research trees and being able to design your own ships. Turn-Based Strategy Squad games (XCom, UFO:E) I love for the chess-like strategy and awesome weapons to research. Turn-Based Strategy Wargames (BattleIsle, Advance Wars) I like the simplicity of, and the ability to play these with minimal attention so annoyances (phone, family) don't cost me a victory. Mecha Simulations (Mechwarrior, Earth Siege, Heavy Gear)... DUDE! Mechs! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1471 Joined: 10 Mar 2008   | My top 3 are: FPSs: Duh, really, but if it's done correctly, i like the feeling that i'm saving the world or shooting a guy in the head online from 100yds away with an assault rifle in my eyes. Music/Rythm: If it has songs i like, or types of songs i like, they are really fun for me I.E Elite Beat Agents Stealth: Shooting the enemy in the head with a silencer without him knowing where the hell the shot came from is just so satisfying. Need to play more RPGs though. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 202 Joined: 19 Jan 2008 | Anything easy from any genre. A bit like my choice of women, really... |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 483 Joined: 23 Dec 2007 | I don't know. I always just buy the best reviewed games of all genres on a seven-day return and return them if I get bored before the seven days. But one of the best games I ver played was Total Overdose. |
Paperboy  Posts: 31 Joined: 3 Apr 2008 |
lol wow you need a pimp game and to go get some better chicks man lol get a striped tie,white dresshirt,and black dresspants and go say to a train station and go meet some women!! |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 725 Joined: 9 Jan 2008  | I like FPS- because I like killn stuff. I like Tactical Espiange action- Metal Gear Solid. Do I have to say anymoar? |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 403 Joined: 20 Sep 2007 | I like games from all genres, except for Sports games. I'm not a sporty guy, but I'd actually rather play the sport than a simulation of it : P |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3314 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 |
And then get your head bashed in with a lead pipe. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2375 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 | God games. And I am not a merciful god. |
Muckraker  Posts: 278 Joined: 3 Oct 2007 | RPG's and Strategy games. I like story and character development, I also like building things into finely honed machines of conquest and destruction. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 429 Joined: 17 Oct 2007 | I'm very much like Saphatorael. I'm very good at a very wide range of genres. I'm never as good as a true hardcore expert of genres, let alone specific games. But I very rapidly climb to near the top at whatever games I attempt. As for what genres I LIKE, and why... FPS: For shooting people in the goddamned face. Why else? Strategy: For feeling like an evil overlord when I pull a plan off flawlessly. (Try to avoid a soft manic laugh. Just try.) WRPG: The freedom. JRPG: The story. Platformers: For the tight controls, constant action, difficulty and pure nostalgia. Horror: Hey, I love a good scare. My wife's turn. |
Muckraker  Posts: 335 Joined: 27 Mar 2008 | Hmm, a bit difficult to explain my genre choices. FPS: Probably the same as RPG's. RTS's: Because of the nearly limitless strategies you can make. RPG's: I like to murder stuff? |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 437 Joined: 22 Dec 2007 | RTS: tis fun to know you won by outwitting something specifically programmed for strategy or to beat a player...and also coz tank rushes look epic Id write more but i cannot be arsed since its 1:30am hehe |
Paperboy  Posts: 24 Joined: 24 Feb 2008 | Hate FPS's for some reason, not ALL of them, specific's I like. |
Muckraker  Posts: 266 Joined: 3 Jan 2008 | Action Adventure: I always like the idea of journeying into new and unknown worlds while being able to smash your way through enemies. For example, God of War have amazing adrenaline rush combat with strategy involved. You can also level up skills and solve clever puzzles in some very nice looking environments. RTS: Not as much as AA but still, I just love building armies and using elements of militant strategy to raid the enemy. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2140 Joined: 21 Jan 2008   | I like tactical shooters, 'cos I like the slower pace (though I am a bit of a twitchy), as well as the joy you get when you flank those pesky enemies. |
BANNED Posts: 371 Joined: 13 Mar 2008 |
Hmmm. And some people wonder why they never became The President... |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3314 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 |
And I wonder why some people who would put this do become the president. Here I'm also referring to Nixon and John McCain. |
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My favourite is the oft overlooked stealth genre. I like it cause I like being challenged mentally, having to work out how to get around an enemy without riddling them with holes. It can have some unfair moments, but these only serve to make it sweeter when I maneuver around them.